Saturday, March 11, 2017

This talk highlights renowned scientist Christopher Clark's research on
the effects of sonar, shipping noise and offshore energy activities on
marine mammals at both local and ocean-basin scales. His work has been cited by his peers including Peter Tyack's 2010 TED Talk on whale communications. When asked what he does, Christopher W. Clark’s answer is simple: “I listen to this singing planet!”Clark
pioneered the ocean listening systems for studying whales and other
marine life.

His work has been cited by Peter Tyack's 2010 TED Talk on
whale communications.

His research has led to a better understanding of
the effects of sonar, shipping noise and offshore energy activities on
marine mammals at both local and ocean-basin scales.

Most recently, Clark was featured in Discovery Channel documentary films: “Racing Extinction”

and “Sonic Sea.”

An
engineer and biologist, Clark is the founding director and Imogene
Johnson Senior Scientist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bioacoustics
Research Program at Cornell University.

He is also a senior scientist at
the university’s Department of Neurobiology & Behavior.